Steve Sollitt

Liberal Democrat Councillor for Portswood and Campaigner for Southampton Test

 Steve Sollitt

Tories lose way over ways to ease traffic congestion - Sollitt

5.44.41pm BST (GMT +0100) Sun 4th Jun 2006

Broken traffic light (photography: Season Prater)

Broken ideas on traffic?

Commenting on John Redwood's proposal to allow motorists to turn left at red traffic lights to ease traffic congestion, Liberal Democrat Campaigner for Southampton Test, Cllr Steve Sollitt said:

"On planet Redwood, the lights are always green.

"If the Tories are serious about tackling congestion they should embrace road-user pricing schemes, not recycling failed gimmicks.

"This idea could conceivably worsen congestion as one can only imagine the chaos it would cause.

"The Tories' will have to do more than rehashing previously rejected ideas, if they are to be taken seriously."

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